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MDOT seeks public comment on rail plan

The Michigan Department of Transportation is seeking public comment on an environmental assessment done as part of an effort to upgrade the Detroit-to-Chicago rail line for high-speed service. (1051)

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood praises Detroit port project, will talk auto safety

Detroit's $22 million ferry and Great Lakes cruise-ship terminal will help revitalize the area economy and is another fruit of the federal economic stimulus program. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Monday. (3138)

House committee passes texting while driving bill

Texting while driving would be a civil infraction under a bill passed by the House Transportation Committee today. (1142)

Michigan news briefs: Audit finds state neglected some bridge inspections

Transportation officials failed to inspect some bridges, looked at deteriorating bridges less often than required by state law and didn't check for erosion under bridges over rivers, Michigan's auditor said Friday. (1281)

Michigan's roads are in a fix

Nearly a third of all the road miles in Michigan were rated in poor condition last year, according to a study released Monday. (1139)

MDOT: Drivers can afford gas tax increase

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Dread builds for Detroiters as decision looms on bus cuts

In a city where at least 20 percent of households do not have cars and poverty and unemployment are rampant, the prospect of scaling back bus service has many Detroit residents on edge. (699)

State maps out fewer road projects for Metro area in 2010-11

Earlier this week, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments released its "Direction 2035" report, a long-range vision of transportation needs stretching all the way to 2035. (470)

Tolls may not cover Mackinac Bridge upkeep

Traffic across the Mackinac Bridge climbed this summer for the first time in seven years, buoying hopes of reversing a decade-long decline in annual crossings on the storied span. (602)

Detroit Council pushes to keep weekend bus service

The Detroit City Council passed a resolution today urging Mayor Dave Bing to hold back on proposed cuts to weekend bus service. (395)

Mich. bill could affect parking ticket offenders

Students prone to parking tickets might be better off taking the bus if a new bill is passed in the Michigan Legislature. (840)

Bans on texting while driving picking up speed

The bill, which would making texting while driving a misdemeanor offense with a $100 fine, has not received any attention the past few months, but Thomas said this is the second session in which he introduced the bill. He said he hopes the Michigan legislature will realize the urgency and approve the bill. (2184)

Bing to council: There will be weekend bus service

Mayor Dave Bing told the Detroit City Council today that he never planned to stop buses from running on the weekend, but warned that some cuts will be necessary. (514)

Mayor will cut bus routes, not weekend service

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing told City Council this afternoon that his administration is unable to tackle a comprehensive budget spending plan that would attack the city's $300 million accumulated deficit because of more pressing budget issues. (545)

New Detroit bus plan cuts routes, increases waits

Charles Beckham, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing’s chief executive officer, reiterated to the 30 or so riders who attended the meeting at the Considine Center on Woodward, that weekend bus service would not be canceled. (498)

Environmental, transportation groups urge halt to new Detroit River crossing

A new open letter to Gov. Jennifer Granholm and the Michigan Legislature from Michigan and Canadian environmental and transportation activist groups calls for the state to halt all spending on a proposed new Detroit River crossing. (1095)

State seeks $830 million to upgrade rails

But with a new president on their side, passenger rail advocates hope for a breakthrough, with a good dose of federal money. Michigan is elbowing with other states for part of $8 billion Washington is dangling to upgrade passenger train service around the United States. The state wants $830 million as its part of a Midwest high-speed rail plan. (550)

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